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Lester B. Pearson Award winners

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Winners of the Lester B. Pearson Award as the outstanding player in the league, voted by members of the NHL Players' Association:

Year Winner
1971 Phil Esposito, Boston
1972 Jean Ratelle, N.Y. Rangers
1973 Phil Esposito, Boston
1974 Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia
1975 Bobby Orr, Boston
1976 Guy Lafleur, Montreal
1977 Guy Lafleur, Montreal
1978 Guy Lafleur, Montreal
1979 Marcel Dionne, Los Angeles
1980 Marcel Dionne, Los Angeles
1981 Mike Liut, St. Louis
1982 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton
1983 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton
1984 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton
1985 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton
1986 Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh
1987 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton
1988 Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh
1989 Steve Yzerman, Detroit
1990 Mark Messier, Edmonton
1991 Brett Hull, St. Louis
1992 Mark Messier, N.Y. Rangers
1993 Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh
1994 Sergei Fedorov, Detroit
1995 Eric Lindros, Philadelphia
1996 Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh
1997 Dominik Hasek, Buffalo
1998 Dominik Hasek, Buffalo
1999 Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh
2000 Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh
2001 Joe Sakic, Colorado




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